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First Nations in B.C. died at a much higher rate from toxic drugs, health authority
VANCOUVER - The chief medical officer of British Columbia's First Nations Health Authority says the toxic drug crisis in 2022 was the most devastating year so far for Indigenous people, their families...
Apr 21, 2023

First Nations in B.C. died at a much higher rate from toxic drugs, health authority
VANCOUVER - The chief medical officer of British Columbia's First Nations Health Authority says the toxic drug crisis in 2022 was the most devastating year so far for Indigenous people, their families...
Apr 21, 2023

Judge in Prince Rupert, B.C., strikes arguments as 'stupid' in contempt case
PRINCE RUPERT - A provincial court judge in Prince Rupert, B.C., has sentenced a 46-year-old man to a year in jail for contempt of court, ruling he tried to circumvent the justice system with "pseudo-...
Apr 21, 2023

Strike leaves military heating, wastewater plants without sufficient staff
OTTAWA - The union representing Defence Department employees says the government dropped the ball by not declaring staff at heating and wastewater plants on several military bases as essential workers...
Apr 21, 2023

Canadian Premier League teams wrap up busy first week facing familiar foes
It's more of the same in the Canadian Premier League this weekend as York United FC hosts Vancouver FC and Pacific FC entertains Cavalry FC. The two games - in Toronto on Saturday and Langford, B.C., ...
Apr 21, 2023

Veterans warned of longer wait times due to federal public service strike
OTTAWA - Ill and injured veterans are being warned they could face longer-than-expected wait times in accessing certain benefits and services due to the federal public service strike. Veterans Affairs...
Apr 21, 2023

Bergeron doesn't travel with Bruins for games in Florida
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Boston captain Patrice Bergeron did not accompany the Bruins on their trip to Florida for Games 3 and 4 of an Eastern Conference first-round series with the Panthers. He missed Ga...
Apr 21, 2023

Discredited Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond voluntarily returns another honorary degree
FREDERICTON - Former judge and law professor Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, whose claims of Indigenous ancestry have been discredited, has returned another honorary degree. A statement from Kim Fenwick, th...
Apr 21, 2023

Snowbirds ramp up spring training in Comox Valley
NANAIMO - It's a little louder on Vancouver Island since the arrival of some noisy, albeit very welcomed, visitors.The Canadian Forces Snowbirds touched down in the Comox Valley on Tuesday, April 18 f...
Apr 21, 2023

Two people injured at Dene High School in La Loche, Sask., one in custody
LA LOCHE, Sask. - Two people have been injured at Dene High School in the northern Saskatchewan community of La Loche. The Northern Lights School Division says the two individuals are being treated an...
Apr 21, 2023